Standard 4: Researching

Students will use their knowledge of how citizens and the government can work together to solve issues in the community together through a problem-based learning research project.

Type: Lesson Plan

Students will use their knowledge of minerals and the rock cycle to analyze the rocks on three available sites for a new skate park. After analyzing each rock site, they will write a one page recommendation that will explain the classification of the rock and why it is the best for option for building. In addition, they will create a product plan that contains information on the rocks, their history and their uses. Student groups will present to fellow group members then each student will evaluate the products.

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students will use resources from the classroom and the school media center to conduct research on a topic of their choosing. Students will then plan and draft an expository essay using their research as their sources. Their research will become the evidence that is cited in their text and what they use to inform their readers on their topic. Students will confer with classmates on expository planning and construction, and will give, as well as receive, critical feedback to other students to help them make their writing better.

Type: Lesson Plan

In the independent practice activity, students will develop three research questions, conduct research and take notes to answer each question, and then classify and categorize the information they gathered into an outline form. The teacher modeling section uses the informational text Squanto's Journey by Joseph Bruchac (text not provided) and the guided practice activity uses a text titled "Creepy Cave Crawlers" (text provided with the lesson).

Type: Lesson Plan

Explore the contributions of Walt Disney in Florida's history and economy with this interactive research page.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Explore the contributions of Vicente Martinez Ybor in Florida's history with this interactive research page.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Explore the contributions of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in Florida’s history with this interactive research page.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Explore the contributions of Lue GIm Gong, "The Citrus Wizard," in Florida’s history with this interactive research page.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Explore the contributions of Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida’s history in this interactive research page.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

In this activity, students will use resources to answer questions about a topic. They will use a graphic organizer to record their research.

Type: Student Center Activity